[Sistermadly]

I'll reply since I posted the quote:

In my daily life I don't feel like I have to choose sides. On GC, I don't feel as if I have to choose sides per se, but I do sometimes feel caught between two communities. And as I implied, it bothers me that the skepticism seems to come from my own people.

Everything that I am - my skin color, my gender, my country of national origin -- are integral parts of my identity. To ask me to choose one over the other is akin to asking me to choose between my left eye or my right.